Legislature of Assam

Assam Legislative Assembly অসম বিধান সভা
13th Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
Speaker of the Assembly	Hitendra Nath Goswami , BJP Since 30 January 2017
Deputy Speaker	Dilip Kumar Paul, BJP Since 3 June 2016
Chief Minister	Sarbananda Sonowal, BJP Since 2016
Leader of Opposition	Debabrata Saikia, INC Since 2016
Principal Secretary	Mrigendra Kumar Deka
Structure
Seats	126
Political groups	National Democratic Alliance (86)      BJP (60)      AGP (14)      BPF (12) Opposition (39)      INC (25)      AIUDF (13)      Independent (1) Other (1)      Vacant (1)
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	4 and 11 April 2016
Meeting place
Assam Legislative Assembly House, Dispur, Guwahati - 781006.
Website
http://www.assamassembly.nic.in

National Democratic Alliance (86)

Opposition (39)

Other (1)

The Assam Legislative Assembly (Assamese: অসম বিধানসভা) is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Assam. It is housed in Dispur, the capital of Assam, geographically situated in present Western Assam region. The Legislative Assembly comprises 126 Members of Legislative Assembly, directly elected from single-seat constituencies. Its term is five years, unless sooner dissolved.

According to provisions of the Government of India Act 1935, a bicameral legislature of Assam province came into existence in 1937. After the Government of India Act 1935 was passed, it paved the way for the formation of Assam Legislative Assembly, and became a bicameral legislature. The strength of the House was 108, where all the members were elected. The Legislative Council (Upper House) was not less than 21 and not more than 22 members.

The first sitting of its lower house, the Assam Legislative Assembly, took place on 7 April 1937 in the Assembly Chamber at Shillong. Shillong was the capital of the composite State of Assam. It had a strength of 108 members.

However, the strength of the Assembly was reduced to 71 after the partition of India. After Indian independence in 1947, the Assam Legislative Council was abolished and the Assam Legislative Assembly became unicameral.

In the years that followed, Assam was truncated to several smaller states. And over the years, with the changing geographical boundaries and increase in population, the strength of members has changed from 108 in 1952-57 to 114 in 1967-72 (the third Assembly) and by 1972-78 (the fifth Assembly) it had a strength of 126 members.

The following is a list of the speakers of the Assam Legislative Assembly: